Asteroid the size of 18 platypus to fly closer to Earth than Moon - NASA
Asteroid 2023 FH7's diameter is the size of 18 male platypus lined up bill-to-tail. It is merely one of six passing the Earth on March 30, each of which is listed here with their own comparisons.
By AARON REICH
An asteroid the size of 18 platypus is set to pass much closer to the Earth than the Moon on Thursday, March 30, according to NASA's asteroid tracker. The asteroid in question has been designated as 2023 FH7 and was discovered this year, according to the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The asteroid is actually one of six that are set to pass by the Earth on March 30, but it is set to come the closest out of all of them by a wide margin. For the scientific nitpickers wondering in advance, this measurement is calculated by comparing the total length of an adult male platypus from beak to tail to the asteroid's estimated diameter.
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Asteroid 2023 FH7's diameter is the size of 18 male platypus lined up bill-to-tail. It is merely one of six passing the Earth on March 30, each of which is listed here with their own comparisons.
By AARON REICH
An asteroid the size of 18 platypus is set to pass much closer to the Earth than the Moon on Thursday, March 30, according to NASA's asteroid tracker. The asteroid in question has been designated as 2023 FH7 and was discovered this year, according to the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The asteroid is actually one of six that are set to pass by the Earth on March 30, but it is set to come the closest out of all of them by a wide margin. For the scientific nitpickers wondering in advance, this measurement is calculated by comparing the total length of an adult male platypus from beak to tail to the asteroid's estimated diameter.
more.............. https://www.jpost.com/science/article-735881